NEWS OF THE WEEK
Blase Cupich was formally installed as the Catholic archbishop of Chicago. In a ceremony before his installation, he knocked three times on the cathedral door, symbolizing his request to be admitted. He succeeds Cardinal Francis George, who is battling cancer. … More
Pope Francis confirmed this week that he will make his first visit as pope to the U.S. next September. He will visit Philadelphia, where there will be a special church meeting on families.
There was widespread condemnation of the videotaped beheading by ISIS of American aid worker Peter Abdul-Rahman Kassig. Kassig had been captured in Syria in October of last year, and is the fifth Western hostage that ISIS claims to have beheaded … More
This week (November 13-14) President Obama was in Myanmar for the East Asia Summit, a meeting of regional leaders. It was his second visit in two years to the country, which emerged from military rule four years ago. Obama pressed … More
An emotional welcome home for two Americans who had been jailed in North Korea: Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller. They were released after a top US intelligence official visited North Korea, although it’s unclear what exactly led to their … More
Dr. Craig Spencer returned home this week from a New York City hospital after testing free of the Ebola virus. He had been diagnosed with the virus three weeks ago after treating Ebola patients in Guinea. Vice President Joe Biden … More
A human rights group said this week that US-led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria have killed more than 860 people, including 50 civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said women and children were among the civilian deaths. … More
Thousands of Jewish leaders gathered this week (November 9-11) in Washington, DC for the Jewish Federations General Assembly. They discussed a broad range of issues facing the global Jewish community, such as rising anti-Semitism. Among the speakers were Supreme Court … More
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormons, has been conducting an Internet campaign of transparency about its history. A recent subject is the marital status of the church’s founder and prophet, Joseph Smith, long admired by Mormons … More
Should public schools be closed for the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha? In Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside Washington DC, Muslims have insisted that they should have the same rights on their holidays that Christians and Jews have on … More
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